OCA announced U-19,U-25 teams
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has been announced State Under-19 and Under-25 teams on Wednesday. The U-19 team for the first two matches of the forthcoming U-19 Vinoo Mankad Trophy One-Day East Zone league: 2013-14 scheduled to be heldat Kolkata from October 20 to 28.
The State U-25 team (Odisha-A) for the match against Uttar Pradesh in the forthcoming U-25 Col. CK Nayudu Trophy Elite Group-C league: 2013-14 scheduled to be held at Muzzafar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh from October 28 to 31. Under-19 team: Subhrajyoti Mishra, Ranjit Singh (Captain), Sbhranshu Senapati, Priyatosh Parmanik, Ashok Barik, Md. Hasim, Debabrata Pradhan, Srijoy Mohanty, Swagat Routray, Asutosh Das, Biswa Bhushan Behari, Debapriya Pattnaik, Debasis Mishra, Raj Kishan Patel, Suvendu Samal (WK and Vice Captain), Rajesh Dhupper (WK), Jagannath Gotta, Susanta Ghose (manager), Deepak Mangaraj (observer), Suresh Kumar (coach), Satyajit Dash (physio), Jagat Ranjan Das (trainer). U-25 team: Sandip Mulia (captain), Pratik Das, Sanjib Barik, Sheshdeep Patra, Rajesh Sethy, SA Khan, Aburag Sarang, Sujit lenka (WK), Ankit Yadav, Bibhudatta Panda, Amit Das, lagnajit Samal, Suryakant Pradhan, Alok Sahoo, Manas Muduli, Rakesh Pattnaik, Stand-bye; Santanu Mishra, Rishikesh Das, Anil Buda, Roshan Swain, Asmit Rout, Soumendra Das Prashant Jena (manager), Md. Sabbir Hussain (observer), Shovan Deb (coach), Soumendra Panda (physio), Mahesh Malla (trainer).
Rutaparna, Dusmant bag double titles
Bhubaneswar: Rutaparna Panda of Cuttack and M Dusmant of Sambalpur bagged double medals each in the U-15 girls and boys events respectively in the Odisha Sub-Junior (U-13,U-15) State Badminton Championship, which concluded at Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall on Thursday, being organised by Odisha State Badminton Association (OSBA). In the U-15 girls single event, Rutaparna edged out lisarani Parida of Bhubaneswar by 21-3, 21-5 and claimed the top prize. Similarly, she along with Ayesha Swain of Bolangir grabbed the doubles title by eliminating Bhubaneswar duo Shrabanee Sabat and Punya Purnima by 22-20, 21-12. However the boys singles title bagged by Dusmant by defeating Aman Kumar of Mayurbhanja 21-11,21-17.He also won the doubles event with Rajat Pradhan of Angul. Bijaya Kumar Bag (referee), Reeta Dash (deputy-referee), Joyti Ranjan Mishra, Umashankar Mohanty, Ajay Behera, Nihar Ranjan Das, Ajit Mallick and Krishna Padhi (all umpire) were the officials who conducted the three-day-long meet.
Former national women football team captain Sradhanjali Samantary, OSBA working president Fakir Charan Subudhi, secretary Pradip Mohanty, vice-president Anup Patra, tournament committee chairman Kartik Chandra Dasand badminton lovers association of Bhubaneswar secretary Girija Sankar Mishra were present in the closing ceremony. Final Results: U-13 girls singles; Jasmin Sahu (Bhadrak) bt Yashashree Samal (BBSR) 21-6,21-17, Boys singles; Priyal Goyal (Kalahandi) bt Rosan Singh (Bolangir) 21-14,16-21,21-13,Boy’s doubles; Prayas Mohanty and Debajyoti Sahoo (Mayurbhanja) bt Prabhu Sahoo and Shreyash Bag (Angul) 21-7, 21-11, U-15 girls singles; Rutaparna Panda (Cuttack) bt lisarani Parida (BBSR) 21-3,21-5, girls doubles; Ayesha Swain (Bolangir) and Rutaparna Panda (Cuttack) bt Shrabanee Sabat and Punya Purnima(BBSR) 22-20,21-12, boys singles; M Dusmant (Sambalpur) bt Aman Kumar (Mayurbhanja) 21-11,21-17, boys doubles; Rajat Pradhan (Angul) and M Dusmant (Sambalpur) bt Ashis Sethi and Biswanath Hembram (BBSR) 21-17,19-21,21-11.